Thanksgiving Day shoppers cite some regrets but still line up for earlier openings

It was no holiday from shopping: Lines form as more stores offer Thursday deals, getting a jump on Black Friday

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Nov. 23, 2012

Louisville, Kentucky • Southern Indiana

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Thanksgiving Day shoppers cite some regrets but still line up for earlier openings

Black Friday started early this year, with many stores offering sales Thursday night. By 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, over 100 people had lined up outside Sears at Oxmoor Center, many of them drawn by a